Note:NeverUseMethanol,GasolineContaining
Methanol,GasolineContainingMoreThan10%
Ethanol,GasolineAdditives,orWhiteGasBecause
EngineFuelSystemDamageCouldResult.
1.Cleanareaaroundfueltankcap.
2.Removefueltankcap.
Undercertainconditions,gasolineandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1in.
(25mm)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsthefuel
toexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
3.Filltanktoaboutoneinchbelowtopoftank,
(bottomofllerneck).DONOTOVERFILL.
Theninstallcap.
4.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilledtopreventa
rehazard.
Figure25
1.Fueltankcap
CheckCoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Capacityofcoolingsystemisapproximately4qts.
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionof
waterandpermanentethyleneglycolanti–freeze.
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface.
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thepressurized,
hotcoolantcanescapeandcauseburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Allowenginetocoolatleast15minutes
oruntiltheradiatorcapiscoolenoughto
touchwithoutburninghand.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
2.Checkcoolantlevel.Coolantshouldbeupto
COLDlineonreservetank,whenengineiscold.
Figure26
1.Reservetank
3.Coldline
2.Hotline
3.Ifcoolantislow,removereservetankcapandadd
a50/50mixtureofwaterandpermanentethylene
glycolanti–freeze.DONOTOVERFILL.
4.Installreservetankcap.
CheckTransaxle/Hydraulic
Fluid
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
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